Description
Regional Sales Director Quebec and Maritime Provinces
Location : Montreal, QC - Work from Home Territory (Maritime Provinces and Quebec)
Travel : 60% Overnight Stays in Quebec and Maritime Provinces
Salary : Competitive Base Salary + Quarterly Bonuses (Depends on Sales Volume) + PTO + Company Vehicle
Industry : Cooking Industry, Hospitality, International Hotel Chains, Quick Food Service, Food Service
Full Time Permanent Role
Support : There is (1) Inside Sales / Administration person to support each of our Regional Sales Directors.
Role reports directly to Canadian President
We have been retained to recruit for an Eastern Regional Sales Director . The Regional Sales Director is responsible for managing and growing sales volume through managing (3) Cook / Demonstrators and prospecting new business within the Hospitality and Food Service industry.
There are (3) other Regional Sales Directors for Central Ontario and Western Canada.
You will be responsible for :
- Coach, Mentor Direct and Supervise (3) Sales Representative / Product Demonstrators within the Quebec region
- Identify and secure strategic partnerships with International Chain of Restaurants, Hotel Chains, Hospitality, Commercial Kitchens) by initial and follow up visits with Authorized Partners to promote activities and drive sales.
- Participate in industry wide trade shows when needed.
- Utilize a CRM (Salesforce) software to monitor, track and document Authorized partner activities and keep CRM system up to date for potential business opportunities, sales forecasts, targets and goals.
- Internally report to Senior Management on market trends and business opportunities.
Requirements
You will possess :
- Bachelor Degree in Business and / or Marketing
- Fully Bi-lingual (Must be able to speak, write and read French)
- 5-7 years of Previous sales, sales management or business development experience within the Food Service and / or Food Manufacturing industry.
- 2-3 years of Sales Supervisory experience
- Previous Culinary experience or strong interest in cooking.
- Excellent computer skills (Outlook, Salesforce, Word, Excel, Power Point)
Additional Comments
This is an excellent opportunity for a stable manufacturer of commercial kitchen equipment. Senior Leadership opportunity for someone to coach, mentor and train Regional Sales Managers within the Quebec and Maritime regions.